Calm Mid-Century Playlist, 2024 Kennesaw State University
Calm Mid-Century Playlist, Charlene Muyargas-Duque
Illustration Student Work
This illustration is a cover for a mid-century music playlist. Inspired by old jazz vinyl covers and Rene Gruau‘s fashion illustrations, it has a plain cream background with a thick pink border, mid-century styled typography, and an elegant woman in a turquoise dress. The woman is modeled off of Julie London, a prominent jazz singer from the 1940s to 1960s.
Fragmented Bodies, 2024 Southern Methodist University
Fragmented Bodies, Lauren Careese Alexander
Art Theses and Dissertations
Through Memory Webs and fragmented ceramic vessels, I express what it feels like to grow up living in a biracial body. I utilize mixed media to emulate a mixed-race experience. My Memory Webs are fashioned by painting on scraps of canvas and attaching them with crocheted wire and ribbon to speak to how my memory has impacted my identity. My fragmented ceramic vessels are cut up and stitched back together to represent disjointedness and un-belonging. All of my work is contextualized through the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and what the Monster may represent for people of color. I also …
Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Emily Kaprinshi
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Ava S.
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Emily Griffith
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Preston Desousa
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Anonymous Student
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Aanil M.
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Carly Dimock
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Ted Donohue
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Identity Hand Map, 2024 Bryant University
Identity Hand Map, Anonymous Student
Bryant University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Seeing Is Believing: Observing Trans Spirituality Through The Smith-Waite Tarot, 2024 Washington University in St. Louis
Seeing Is Believing: Observing Trans Spirituality Through The Smith-Waite Tarot, Phoebe Santalla
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
In 1909 the Rider Company published the Smith-Waite Tarot deck which featured 78 illustrated cards by Pamela Colman Smith. With heavy use of appropriated and ambiguous symbology, the Smith-Waite deck became a meditation tool for realizing alternative realities. By observing the history of the deck, analyzing Smith’s approach to illustration, and retracing the counterculture occult explosion in the 1970s, this essay argues that the Smith-Waite deck is an object the reflects the queered body and self. The modern, trans-contentious, Western political climate creates an environment that obscures the fact that transgender people exist beyond the medicalization of their bodies. To …
How Visual Narrative Can Elevate Immigrant Food, 2024 Washington University in St. Louis
How Visual Narrative Can Elevate Immigrant Food, Yiting Chai
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
Throughout the history of immigration, visual cultural products have provided channels for them to express their voices in North America, helping audiences understand immigrant culture and situations to promote social equality. Photography and cookbooks, as traditional expressions of food art, provide insight into the vitality of food and the way people treat food.
Graphic memoir and social engagement, as emerging categories, have emerged in the post-pandemic period. These diverse creative forms discuss individuals and food deep connections, such as interactions between people and community or a sense of belonging. For immigrant groups, Food is the quintessence of human existence, which …
Laughing In The Wrong Places: Daniel Clowes And The Danger Of Nostalgia, 2024 Washington University in St. Louis
Laughing In The Wrong Places: Daniel Clowes And The Danger Of Nostalgia, Liam Cassidy
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
This essay explores the relationship between art objects and our past, narrowing in on nostalgia as a malevolent force in American culture that will lead to its eventual downfall. Focusing on Daniel Clowes’ latest graphic novel Monica as a case study, I demonstrate how graphic stories like this seek to reflect rather than interpret, and are often more closely aligned to the creator’s biography than an attempt at broad strokes or political pandering. The essay uses interviews with Clowes at various points of his career, reviews of Monica, academic essays on Clowes, as well as articles and books dissecting …
Crux: Urban Ecology And Cultural Essence, 2024 Kennesaw State University
Crux: Urban Ecology And Cultural Essence, Maria Del Valle
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
The CRUX, stands for islands grappling with the aftermath of hurricanes. Its transformative vision is set against the backdrop of a city scarred by abandoned homes, tainted water sources, agricultural decay, and a crippled electrical grid. CRUX aspires to breathe new life into this urban landscape, envisioning a self-sustaining city dedicated to nurturing community ties for the resilient people of Yabucoa. The testament to the restoration is not just physical structures, but the research studies the very spirit of the community. By delving into the realms of art, farming, Afro-Carribbean culture, and food, the project seeks to create a vibrant …
I'M Not A Robot, 2024 Northern Illinois University
I'M Not A Robot, Dean Krueger
Graduate Artistry Projects and Performances
My dystopian short film "The Ballad of Viktor GRC-01" seeks to tap into the essence of animation as a humanist art form, a distorted mirror to reality rendered in pencil. The mark making and compositions more closely resemble German expressionist woodcuts, or early 20th century comic strips with stark contrasting monochromatic ink blotches and screen tones.
Character dynamics are implied through staging and body language as opposed to dialogue, and based off the assumption of the audience being willing to fill in their own gaps of meaning in the ambiguity, not dissimilar to a receptive audience to abstract modern …
Researching & Designing Marketing Materials For Rachel Messer & Connor Dale, 2024 Bridgewater College
Researching & Designing Marketing Materials For Rachel Messer & Connor Dale, Isabelle Bauer
Honors Projects
Isabelle Bauer’s Honors Project, “Researching and Designing Marketing Materials for Rachel Messer and Connor Dale” is split into two components. First, the research paper titled "The American West as a Cultural Phenomenon" explores the fascination with the American West and its integration into various aspects of American culture, particularly in music, film, and art. The essay discusses the historical significance of the West and its transformation into a cultural obsession. Focusing on the resurgence of Western aesthetics in modern country music, the project’s second component involves the creation of marketing materials for country artists Rachel Messer and Connor Dale.
The …
Things That Are Long, 2024 California State University, San Bernardino
Things That Are Long, Frankie Gutierrez
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
Bigfoot has become an important motif for Frankie Gutierrez, especially since his transition in 2021. The characters in this exhibition showcase the deeply personal exploration of transness and non-mainstream trans identities, the in-depth observations of others, and their interactions with transgender people. He compares transness to the likeness of bigfoot, typically an elusive and hard-to-find character that everyone suspects, but has rarely been seen. Evidence of their existence surrounds us, but only those with open minds can truly see them. The characters in this show look like you and me, and no one at all. This exhibition is not meant …
Judaism: Comic Books, 2024 Ouachita Baptist University
Judaism: Comic Books, Cable Glenn
Scholars Day Conference
This paper discusses the history of comic books, authors, and characters that are Jewish.
Exploring Pedagogical Approaches: A Comparative Analysis Of Information Delivery Methods In Fish Dissection Instruction, 2024 Bowling Green State University
Exploring Pedagogical Approaches: A Comparative Analysis Of Information Delivery Methods In Fish Dissection Instruction, Kiara Smidt
Honors Projects
The Covid-19 pandemic prompted a global shift to remote work and education, challenging traditional teaching methods. This research explores the effectiveness of audiovisual versus visual-only guides in teaching perch dissection anatomy, safety, and procedure. The study involves a cross-sectional experiment with students from an Introduction to Biology course at Bowling Green State University. Participants were divided into groups using either a video or a written guide, and their knowledge was assessed before and after the dissection. Results calculated through a Student’s t-test indicate no significant difference in overall effectiveness between the two methods, apart from labeling an anatomy diagram and …